tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23652097310999029602016-09-07T21:36:19.071-07:00Netbook ExperienceOne man`s quest to get the best out of his Netbook.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-4155091144687992752009-08-08T03:09:00.000-07:002009-08-08T03:11:37.666-07:00New Site launched.Netbook Experience has moved to it's own dedicated domain and fully hosted site.<br /><a href="http://netbook-experience.com/">To visit http://netbook-experience.com/ please click here</a>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-6267600462405884892009-07-31T11:16:00.000-07:002009-07-31T12:16:50.292-07:00Trying A new Operating system EEEBuntu on my Acer Aspire one<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.geekool.com/doc/image/2008/logo_eeebuntu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 163px;" src="http://www.geekool.com/doc/image/2008/logo_eeebuntu.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I recently saw EEEBuntu running on a friends EEEPC, and I was impressed, it looked a bit like Ubuntu but looked to run a bit quicker.<br /><br />It also has a Apple style dock which provides quick access to your applications.<br /><br />Although EEEBuntu is designed to run on the EEEPC after a bit of research I found that it can run on the Acer Aspire One, so I thought I would give it ago and report back here how it goes.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-30587645744659024202009-07-29T13:39:00.000-07:002009-07-29T14:55:30.234-07:00How to install Command and Conquer on the Acer Aspire One<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/SnC09Felz9I/AAAAAAAACWc/cGP92k4CGOQ/s1600-h/command-and-conquer.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/SnC09Felz9I/AAAAAAAACWc/cGP92k4CGOQ/s200/command-and-conquer.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363986117733765074" border="0" /></a>Command and Conquer is a great game that should run really well on the Acer Aspire One, and it's now available as a legal and free download.<br /><br />It is however quite difficult to install on the Acer Aspire one but it can be done. Here's how I did the install on my AA1 running Windows XP:<br /><br />1) A little preparation.<br />I'm running a streamlined version of WindowsXP so there were a couple of files that I needed to copy to my machine first.<br /><br />From another Windows XP PC I copied the following files from the System32 directory into my c:\windows\system32 directory.<br />Required files: autoexec.nt, cmd.exe, command.com, config.nt, dosx.exe<br /><br />2) Download the game:<br />The full game can be downloaded by clicking here. You will need to join GameSpot but that is free to join.<br /><br />The download is a zip file which contains 2 iso files. Each ISO file is an image of the a game CD, depending on which campaign you want to play, extract which ISO file you require, or both if you want.<br /><br />3) Install MagicDisc<br />MagicDisc is an application which emulates a CD\DVD drive and will allow Windows to treat an ISO file like a physical CD.<br />Click here to download MagicDisc, and install it.<br /><br />4) Set Windows95 Compatibility.<br />For the install files to work on the virtual CD, there is a need to set Windows 98 compatibility modes.<br />MagicDisc should be running in the system try on the bottom right side of the screen, right click on the Magicdisc icon.<br />Choose Virtual CD/DVD-ROM and then choose Mount and select the ISO file on your AA1.<br />The virtual disc will now autorun.<br />Choose the explore the CD option.<br />Right click on Setup.exe and choose properties, then in the compatibility tab tick the top box and then click ok and finally run the setup.exe file.<br />Command and Conquer will now install.<br />5) Apply a patch.Google CCGOLDXPPATCH.ZIP and download the file, extract the thipx32.dll file into your command and conquer directory (normally c:\WESTWOOD\C&amp;C95)<br /><br />6 ) Preparing to Run the Game<br /><br />Go to the install directory of the game (normally c:\WESTWOOD\C&amp;C95)<br /><br />Right click on the C&amp;C95.exe icon. Select PROPERTIES &amp; Select the COMPATIBILITY tab<br /><br />Check the check box for “Run this program in compatibility mode for” &amp; Select Windows 95 from the drop down menu.<br /><br />Check the check box for “Disable visual themes”<br /><br />Check the check box for “Turn off advanced text services for the program”.<br /><br />Command And Conquer is now installed on your Acer Aspire One.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-2113534236977138272009-07-16T12:33:00.000-07:002009-07-16T12:44:42.585-07:00Can you install mobile Internet on the Acer Aspire One running Linux<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sl4rx9kP23I/AAAAAAAACQk/sB4ox6-L0eU/s200/DSC03010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 164px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sl4rx9kP23I/AAAAAAAACQk/sB4ox6-L0eU/s200/DSC03010.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>In this post I described how I installed a Mobile Internet Dongle on my Acer Aspire One running Windows XP.<br />Following this post Marlot asked a good question, is it possible to use the dongle on an Acer Aspire One running Linux.<br /><br />I've currently got Windows XP installed so I'm not in a position to test it, but I've search through the Aspire One User Forums and it looks like it is possible.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&amp;t=7006">This post is a good starting point.</a> I hope it helps.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-45201224581310753872009-07-15T11:55:00.000-07:002009-07-15T13:06:36.494-07:00Installing Mobile Internet on the Acer Aspire One<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sl4rx9kP23I/AAAAAAAACQk/sB4ox6-L0eU/s1600-h/DSC03010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 164px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sl4rx9kP23I/AAAAAAAACQk/sB4ox6-L0eU/s200/DSC03010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358768743957650290" border="0" /></a>I've read a lot about mobile Internet recently with network providers offering superb deals for customers so I thought I would go one a go and add the net to my Acer Aspire One Netbook.<br /><br />Before signing up for a contract it's important that you check which network offers the best coverage where you need to use it. Often your home address isn't where you need to use the dongle as you will have traditional broadband there. So make sure that you do the research first.<br /><br />I choose the package from 3 as the network offers good, fast coverage and they offer a great deal where you can get 15 GB of bandwidth for only 20 pounds per month.<br /><br />The dongle it's self is quite nifty it plugs strait into the USB port of the AA1 and sits nice and <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sl4rVXgxQ6I/AAAAAAAACQc/FN5j-OqvSWM/s1600-h/DSC03012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sl4rVXgxQ6I/AAAAAAAACQc/FN5j-OqvSWM/s320/DSC03012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358768252706177954" border="0" /></a>securely, there is a LED on the Dongle which indicates signal strength and network speed.<br /><br />The Modem Dongle contains all the drivers and software needed to install the dongle and connect you to the Internet.<br /><br />When you plug in the Dongle into the AA1 running Windows XP, the 3 Connect software auto runs and all you have to do is to click on connect and you are away.<br /><br />The modem speed is great for Browsing and can provide access to secure networks however it may be too slow for live video streaming.<br />These dongles are great value and can provide connectivity for when wifi isn't an option.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sl3d3F2-GzI/AAAAAAAACQM/ya-v7TSvoOo/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sl3d3F2-GzI/AAAAAAAACQM/ya-v7TSvoOo/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358683070176041778" border="0" /></a>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-50619289299751411132009-07-13T14:02:00.000-07:002009-07-13T14:23:09.057-07:00How to install FreeCiv on the Acer Aspre One running Windows XP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.g4g.it/g4g/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/freeciv_211_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 175px;" src="http://www.g4g.it/g4g/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/freeciv_211_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://netbook-experience.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-to-install-freeciv-on-acer-aspire.html">In this post</a> I described how to install FreeCiv on the Linux version of the AA1.<br /><br />Now that I've installed Windows XP on my Acer Aspire One I thought I would see how easy it is to Install FreeCiv on the Acer now.<br /><br />To install FreeCiv on Windows XP:<br />1) Click on <a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/freeciv/Freeciv-2.1.9-win32-gtk2-setup.exe?download">This Link</a><br />2) Save the install file and run it.<br />3) Run through the installer and choose which disc drive to install the application too. ( I installed to my extra memory card so to save space on the main drive)<br />4) Make sure that no other applications are running.<br />5) Launch the application.<br /><br />It looks to play well on the AA1 and so far so good, it's good to have FreeCiv back and up and running.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-25192771162596474582009-07-11T02:32:00.000-07:002009-07-11T02:55:30.230-07:00How to watch TV on the Acer Aspire One.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Slhf3AyXtOI/AAAAAAAACOI/367w1gnRiWA/s1600-h/mini.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 66px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Slhf3AyXtOI/AAAAAAAACOI/367w1gnRiWA/s200/mini.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357137155465917666" border="0" /></a>I've just discovered a new way to watch TV and Films on my Acer Aspire One.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.filmon.com/tv/">FilmOn.com</a> has launched the FilmOn HDi Player, which provides live access to a number of live TV stations including BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Eurosport, Film4 and many more. It also provides access to film channels and also Downloadable film rentals.<br /><br />The software is really easy to use, and the video quality is suprisingly good on the Acer Aspire One's Screen.<br /><br />The FilmOn HDI player can be downloaded from <a href="http://www.filmon.com/tv/index.php">http://www.filmon.com/tv/index.php</a><br />by clicking on the Red Download button.<br /><br />You will need to create a few user account - but this is easy to do through the application.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-42890307767454729672009-07-05T09:25:00.000-07:002009-07-05T09:45:05.282-07:00Some opinions on Windows XP running on the Acer Aspire OneI've been running Windows XP on my Acer Aspire One for a while now so I though I would post some of my thoughts so far.<br /><br />Windows XP allows me to access some of my favourite software easily, eg Sling player, Itunes etc. without having to worry about using Wine or emulation.<br />Iplayer runs extremly well on Windows XP on the AA1 better then on Linpus and much better then on Ubuntu and getting ITV player working is easier.<br /><br />There is one major drawback to using Windows XP on the Acer Aspire One is that Windows doesn't handle writning to the expansion memory card very well and this slows down reading and writing to it, so if like me you intstall applications onto the expansion card they take a while to load, becasue of this issue I am thinking of switching back to Linpus.<br /><br />But Iplayer does run so well......Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-68274922872131589412009-06-26T14:43:00.000-07:002009-06-26T15:02:00.227-07:00My application checklist for Windows XP on my Acer Aspire OneNow that I've got Windows installed on my AA1 I thought I would work out which applications I should install.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Music</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Applications</span><br />Itunes<br />My favourite Music application. I've been using my IPOD for years and I love it, I have my music stored on a network device so I can use Itunes on my Acer Aspire one without eating into the valuable storage space.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Office Applications</span><br />Open Office<br />Open Office is a good free alternative to Microsoft offie with great functionality - a must for all laptop owners.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Multi-Media Applications<br /></span>Sling player<br />VLC Player - VLC player is a great media player which plays just about every video and audio format.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Games</span><br />Mame - agreat arcade emulator.<br />FreeCiv - everybody loves Civ.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.g4g.it/g4g/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/freeciv_211_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 380px;" src="http://www.g4g.it/g4g/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/freeciv_211_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-69448716498028354312009-06-21T12:25:00.000-07:002009-06-21T12:41:16.372-07:00Internet Security for the Acer Aspire OneNow that I'm running Windows XP on my Acer Aspire One, I'm aware that I need to protect my AA1 against Viruses and other Internet threats.<br /><br />I'm also aware that I need to minimize the overhead on the humble processor in the AA1 so I've found a few useful utilities which seem to do the trick.<br /><br /><div><strong>Internet Browser:</strong> Firefox Version 3</div><div> </div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288221653752061170" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 122px; height: 118px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/SWOJk21rnPI/AAAAAAAABaA/h0cP6HPOHnc/s320/ff.jpg" border="0" />Given the recent security alterts around Internet Explorer I made sure that the browser on my Acer Aspire One was <a href="http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/">FireFox Version 3</a>. Firefox includes strict anti-phishing and anti-malware measures and has an open source process to include new security updates.</div><br /><div>More information on the security facilities in Firefox can be found <a href="http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/features/#security">here</a>.</div><br /><br /><p><strong>Firewall:</strong> Windows Firewall</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288222476183490962" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 111px; height: 131px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/SWOKUuonUZI/AAAAAAAABaI/jl1ZiITwgQw/s320/fw.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><div>What's a firewall? (from Wiki)<br />A firewall is an integrated collection of security measures designed to prevent unauthorized electronic access to a networked computer system. It is also a device or set of devices configured to permit, deny, encrypt, decrypt, or proxy all computer traffic between different security domains based upon a set of rules and other criteria.</div><br /><div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Firewall">Windows Firewall</a> is the standard firewall that comes free with Windows XP.<br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anti Virus Software for the Acer Aspire One: </span>Avast!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/SWPU1mf62HI/AAAAAAAABaw/ehItHO3bj34/s1600-h/avast"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 127px; height: 78px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/SWPU1mf62HI/AAAAAAAABaw/ehItHO3bj34/s320/avast" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288304404795676786" border="0" /></a>Avast! is a free (for home users) anti virus software, downloadable from <a href="http://www.avast.com/eng/download.html">http://www.avast.com/eng/download.html</a><br /><br />Avast! is aimed at preventing several types of computer threats, including those that are not technically <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_viruses" title="Computer viruses" class="mw-redirect">computer viruses</a> such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware" title="Spyware">spyware</a> and even <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_software" title="Rogue software">rogue anti-spyware</a>, and can also make a virus Recovery DataBase which is used to recover files when they are infected (instead of deleting them). The program is available with text and voice translations for 27 languages.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Script Protection for the Acer Aspire One:</span> NoScript<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/SWPXGq35OOI/AAAAAAAABa4/bKOeyDiiw4E/s1600-h/logo.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 128px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/SWPXGq35OOI/AAAAAAAABa4/bKOeyDiiw4E/s320/logo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288306897051007202" border="0" /></a>Many websites contain scripts, often these are harmless and need to be run, but sometimes these scripts are malicious and install malware on your computer. <a href="http://noscript.net/">NoScript</a> gives the choice back to you of if you want a site to be able to run scripts or not. No script will be able to run unless you give it permission to do so, this might sound like a pain but you can set NoScript to always allow scripts from your favourite page...so you can forget about it after you have set it once for your page.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/SWPZhGsZ0xI/AAAAAAAABbA/s0GFPQpb2Wg/s1600-h/Becky-080717-NoScript.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/SWPZhGsZ0xI/AAAAAAAABbA/s0GFPQpb2Wg/s320/Becky-080717-NoScript.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288309550218859282" border="0" /></a>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-25487012845874731812009-06-20T12:51:00.000-07:002009-06-20T13:51:07.357-07:00Windows XP has now been installed on my Acer Aspire One<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sj0-kkICbnI/AAAAAAAACFk/-hCblRcr-aU/s1600-h/Windows_XP_Logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 177px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sj0-kkICbnI/AAAAAAAACFk/-hCblRcr-aU/s320/Windows_XP_Logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349500730279620210" border="0" /></a>I'm finally installed Windows XP on my Acer Aspire One.<br />It wasn't as easy as I had imagined, I originally had hoped to plug in an external drive using the process described in my post <a href="http://netbook-experience.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-to-access-external-drives-on-acer.html">here,</a> and boot from my Windows XP disk. Unfortunately the setup process crashed twice so I searched the internet for a different approach.<br /><br />Fortunately there is another option.<br /><a href="http://aspireonesoftware.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/rons-image/">Check out this process here</a> to see how to install Rons TinyXP.<br />There is a guy out there who has created a optimised installation of Windows XP for the Acer Aspire One, and it looks to work really well. The original download link has now expired BUT a quick google search will help you find it.<br /><br />So far so good. I'll let you all know how it goes.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-36885179582341274162009-06-14T09:18:00.000-07:002009-06-14T09:23:44.761-07:00A great article on tweaking the Acer Aspire OneWhilst I'm finding time to install Windows XP I thought I would share this.<br />A post on the Acer Aspire One forum reminded me of a great article I read on the register site on how to tweak your AA1.<br /><br />The article in full can be found by <a href="http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/09/05/ten_aspire_one_tips/">clicking here</a> and it worth a read for every AA1 owner.<br /><br />If anybody else knows of any good articles on getting the most out of the Acer Aspire one then please feel fee to post them in the comments section of this post.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-58209528094821917932009-06-07T05:41:00.000-07:002009-06-07T05:45:31.558-07:00Wow - Time flies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Siu2XQ2r2jI/AAAAAAAACBs/pQpST72gPA0/s1600-h/aa1_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 147px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Siu2XQ2r2jI/AAAAAAAACBs/pQpST72gPA0/s400/aa1_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344565893582805554" border="0" /></a><br />Well we are still using Ubuntu - and the plan is still to change to Windows XP.<br /><br />I've just not had a spare couple of hours to do the installation - hopefully over the next week I'll get it done.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-67130416797805724532009-05-27T14:07:00.000-07:002009-05-27T14:22:59.159-07:00The Results are in....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sh2r7kMehuI/AAAAAAAAB9o/oti5ltkHGJ4/s1600-h/which+os.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 94px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sh2r7kMehuI/AAAAAAAAB9o/oti5ltkHGJ4/s400/which+os.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340613772947916514" border="0" /></a><br />As mentioned <a href="http://netbook-experience.blogspot.com/2009/05/thinking-of-changing-os-but-which-one.html">in this post </a>I asked the readers of <a href="http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;t=14340">the Acer One Users forums</a> to recommend which Operating System I should install next.<br /><br />The result that came back, shown in the graph above, was that I should try Windows XP, so this weekend I will try and install it and post here how it goes.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-83884039611802713192009-05-19T12:24:00.000-07:002009-05-19T12:53:03.865-07:00Thinking of changing OS but which one?<a href="http://netbook-experience.blogspot.com/2009/05/installing-ubuntu-on-acer-aspire-one.html">In this post</a> I described how I had installed Ubuntu on my AA1, but as <a href="http://www.blogger.com/Ubuntu%20is%20slower%20then%20Linpus%20on%20the%20Acer%20Aspire%20One">mentioned here</a>, I wasn't really happy with the speed of the OS.<br /><br />So I'm on the verge of going back to Linpus but before I do I thought <a href="http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&amp;t=14340">I would ask the users of the Acer One Users forums</a> if they could recommend a different OS.<br /><br />I've got a poll on the forum so I'll see what comes back.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-182777344074489772009-05-14T12:32:00.000-07:002009-05-14T12:54:41.520-07:00How to install Itunes on the Acer Aspire One (running Ubuntu)For a bit of fun I thought I would see if I could get Itunes to run using Wine.<br /><br />Wine is available to install from the Synaptic Package Manager, and after it is installed it adds an extra tab to the menu on the left hand side of the screen.<br /><br />I then downloaded the latest version of Itunes from the apple site, and unfortunately the install wouldn't complete, so I was about to give up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sgx2gboFOvI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/NsYJt88DzjA/s1600-h/Screenshot-5.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sgx2gboFOvI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/NsYJt88DzjA/s320/Screenshot-5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335769958070958834" border="0" /></a>However I manager to find an earlier version of Itunes for download so I thought I would give it a go, and it looks to work.<br /><br />After Wine was installed, I downloaded Itunes verion 7.7 <a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_itunes_32/4468/">from here</a>.<br />Wine then opened the install file and installed the application, and an Itunes icon was placed in the Wine Tab.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sgx2gdbCl9I/AAAAAAAAB6A/4BsyjVOwA0Y/s1600-h/Screenshot-7.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sgx2gdbCl9I/AAAAAAAAB6A/4BsyjVOwA0Y/s320/Screenshot-7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335769958553130962" border="0" /></a><br />The application loads ok, I haven't yet played with any of the Wine configuration settings so there may be more work to do yet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sgx2gSGJyuI/AAAAAAAAB6I/S4PJvMu4WdM/s1600-h/Screenshot-9.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sgx2gSGJyuI/AAAAAAAAB6I/S4PJvMu4WdM/s320/Screenshot-9.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335769955512732386" border="0" /></a>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-72853772739902673902009-05-10T12:57:00.000-07:002009-05-10T13:11:51.730-07:00Ubuntu is slower then Linpus on the Acer Aspire OneI've been using Ubuntu for about a week now on my AA1 and here are my impressions so far.<br /><br />The ubuntu interface is much better and easier to configure then the default Linpus Interface and tasks are generally much easy to perform.<br /><br />However the AA1 performs better running Linpus, Sites like Youtube and Iplayer and significanlty slower to load and are jerkier when running on Ubuntu.<br /><br />I'm looking into this but I'm tempted to move back to Linpus.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-9407561890843320092009-05-03T14:35:00.000-07:002009-05-03T14:54:17.012-07:00How to install Flash player on Ubuntu<a href="http://netbook-experience.blogspot.com/2009/05/installing-ubuntu-on-acer-aspire-one.html">In this post</a> I described how I installed Ubuntu on my AA1.<br /><br />One of the first problems I noticed was that BBC IPlayer and You Tube wouldn't play videos.<br />This is because Flash Player doesn't come installed as standard on Ubunto Netbook Remix edition.<br /><br />The solution is quick and easy.<br />1) In the left hand Ubuntu Menu select Administration.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sf4OvWE9oKI/AAAAAAAAB0k/p9yZlftGfz0/s1600-h/Screenshot-1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sf4OvWE9oKI/AAAAAAAAB0k/p9yZlftGfz0/s320/Screenshot-1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331715215396282530" border="0" /></a>2) Select Synaptic Package Manager.<br />3) Enter you Admin password if required.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sf4QPP8FRNI/AAAAAAAAB0s/mSFaeOzEnMA/s1600-h/Screenshot.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sf4QPP8FRNI/AAAAAAAAB0s/mSFaeOzEnMA/s320/Screenshot.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331716863015863506" border="0" /></a><br />4) Type Flash in the quick search box.<br />5) Tick the flashplugin-installer addon.<br />6) Click Apply - Flash player will now install.<br /><br />BBC Iplayer and YouTube now work fine. :-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sf4RN-6Ye-I/AAAAAAAAB00/57T29bXCGR0/s1600-h/Screenshot-2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sf4RN-6Ye-I/AAAAAAAAB00/57T29bXCGR0/s320/Screenshot-2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331717940777090018" border="0" /></a>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-46773951115623936852009-05-03T14:15:00.000-07:002009-05-03T14:32:36.771-07:00Installing Ubuntu on the Acer Aspire One.<a href="http://netbook-experience.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-aa1-has-started-crashing-on-boot.html">In this post</a> I mentioned that my Acer Aspire One had started a crashing loop. although the problem looked to have corrected itself I decided to re-install the operating system.<br /><br />I've taken this opportunity to look at Ubuntu, to see how it matches up to the originally supplied Linpus.<br /><br />To install Ubuntu I first installed the Netbook Remix edition to an auto booting USB stick using a Windows application. Following the instructions <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromImgFiles">here</a>. (Shown below)<br /><br /><ol type="1"><li>Download the desired .img file ( I downloaded the Netbook Remix edition from <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download-netbook">here</a>)<span class="anchor" id="line-27"></span></li><li><p class="line862">Download Disk Imager from <a class="https" href="https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/+download">https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/+download</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-28"></span></p></li><li>Insert your flash media <span class="anchor" id="line-29"></span></li><li>Note the drive letter assigned to your flash media <span class="anchor" id="line-30"></span></li><li>Start Disk Imager <span class="anchor" id="line-31"></span></li><li>Select the downloaded file and target device, and click "Write" <span class="anchor" id="line-32"></span></li><li>Remove your flash media when the operation is complete </li></ol> I then booted from the USB to make sure that the system worked and used the Ubuntu install application.<br /><br />The whole process went well, and my intial impressions of Ubuntu are favourable.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sf4NCySAXfI/AAAAAAAAB0c/hn-NgVpxfHE/s1600-h/Screenshot.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zG6tlZu2Cks/Sf4NCySAXfI/AAAAAAAAB0c/hn-NgVpxfHE/s320/Screenshot.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331713350361439730" border="0" /></a>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-61222600399918146952009-05-02T13:47:00.000-07:002009-05-03T14:09:54.502-07:00Acer Aspire One is working again.Well how bizzare.<br /><br />Despite a morning of constant crashing, I've just tried my AA1 8 hrs later, and it's worked first time without crashing.<br /><br /><br />Strange but good. ;-)Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-27485380036290136562009-05-02T02:54:00.000-07:002009-05-02T03:04:14.835-07:00My AA1 has started crashing on boot.Bad news: My Acer Aspire One has stopped loading sucessfully.<br /><br />It gets to a point where it displays the desktop and then 5 seconds later it crashes.<br /><br />So I'm going to rebuild it from scratch - I just need to decide which OS to use.<br /><br />Unfortunatly I'm away from home until Tuesday so my AA1 will be out of action until then. :-(Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-33700695908403352682009-04-24T14:10:00.000-07:002009-08-08T03:03:07.956-07:00How to install a Solitaire Game on the Acer Aspire One<a href="http://netbook-experience.com/2009/08/how-to-install-a-solitaire-game-on-the-acer-aspire-one/">This post has moved to our new site, click here to read the article</a>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-21274076983459447522009-04-23T09:55:00.000-07:002009-04-23T09:59:55.470-07:00A serious charity survey on Lung Cancer<embed src="http://www.dneero.com/flashviewer/dneerosurvey.swf?s=722&u=3310&p=0&c=1&r=71952&hdl=0&baseurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dneero.com%2F" wmode="transparent" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="425" height="250" name="dneeroflashviewer" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-72437543380630603562009-04-22T13:06:00.000-07:002009-08-08T03:09:45.313-07:00How to install a Game Boy Advance Emulator on the Acer Aspire One<a href="http://netbook-experience.com/2009/08/how-to-install-a-game-boy-advance-emulator-on-the-acer-aspire-one/">This post has moved to our new site, to read the article please click here.</a>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2365209731099902960.post-68986269223692439082009-04-20T05:28:00.000-07:002009-08-05T12:44:35.896-07:00How to install Picasa on the Ascer Aspire One.<a href="http://netbook-experience.com/2009/08/how-to-install-picasa-on-the-ascer-aspire-one/">This post has moved to our new site. Click here to see the site.</a>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320977539826769296noreply@blogger.com1